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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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