Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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