Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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