Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies 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 stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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