Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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