Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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