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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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