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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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