Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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