Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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