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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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