Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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