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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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