Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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