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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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