Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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