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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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