Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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