Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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