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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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