Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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