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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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