Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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