Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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