Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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