Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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