Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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