Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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