Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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