Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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