Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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