Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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