Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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