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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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