Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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