Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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