Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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