Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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