Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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