Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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