Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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