Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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