Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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