Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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