Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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