Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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