Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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