Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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