Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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