Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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