Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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