Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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