Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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