Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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