Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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