Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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