Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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