Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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