Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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