Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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