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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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