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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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