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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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