Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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