Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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