Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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