Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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