Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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