Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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