Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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