Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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