Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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