Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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