Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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