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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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