Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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