Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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