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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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