Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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