Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key 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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