Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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