Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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