Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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