Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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