Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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