Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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