Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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