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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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