Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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