Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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