Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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