Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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