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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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