Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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