Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major 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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