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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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