Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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