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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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