Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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