Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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