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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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