Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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