Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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