Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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