Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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