Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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