Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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