Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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