Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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