Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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