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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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