Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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