Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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