Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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