Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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