Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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