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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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