Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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