Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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