Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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