Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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