Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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