Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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