Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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