Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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