Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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