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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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