Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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