Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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