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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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