Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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