Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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