Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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