Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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