Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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