Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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