Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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