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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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