Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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