Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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