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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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