Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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