Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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