Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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