Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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