Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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