Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major 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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