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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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