Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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