Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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