Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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