Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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