Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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