Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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