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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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