Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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