Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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