Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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