Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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