Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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