Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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