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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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