Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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