Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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