Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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