Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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