Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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