Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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