Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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