Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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