Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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