Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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