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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting 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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