Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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