Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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