Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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