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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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