Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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