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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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