Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing 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 education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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