Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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