Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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