Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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