Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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