Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key 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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