Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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