Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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