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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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