Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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