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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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