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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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