Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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