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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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