Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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