Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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