Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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