Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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