Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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