Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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