Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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