Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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