Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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