Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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