Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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