Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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