Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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