Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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