Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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