Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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