Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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