Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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