Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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