Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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