Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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