Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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