Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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