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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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