Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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