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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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