Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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