Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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