Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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