Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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