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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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