Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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