Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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