Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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