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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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