Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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