Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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