Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This 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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