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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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