Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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