Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major 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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