Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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