Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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