Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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