Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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