Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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