Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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