Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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