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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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