Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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