Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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