Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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