Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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