Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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