Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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