Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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