Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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