Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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