Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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