Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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