Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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