Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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