Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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