Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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