Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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