Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies 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 deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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