Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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