Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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