Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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