Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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