Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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