Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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