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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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