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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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