Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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