Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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