Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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