Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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