Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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