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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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