Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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