Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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