Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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