Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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