Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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