Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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