Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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