Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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