Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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