Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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