Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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