Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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