Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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