Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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