Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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