Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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