Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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