Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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