Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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