Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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