Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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