Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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