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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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