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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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