Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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