Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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