Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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