Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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