Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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