Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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