Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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