Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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