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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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