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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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