Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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