Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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