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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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