Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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