Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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