Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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