Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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