Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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