Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices