Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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