Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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