Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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