Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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