Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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