Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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