Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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