Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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