Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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