Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the amazing 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 new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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