Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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