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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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