Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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