Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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