Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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