Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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