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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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