Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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