Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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