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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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