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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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