Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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