Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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