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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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