Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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