Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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