Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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