Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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