Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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