Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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