Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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