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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key 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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