Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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