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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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