Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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