Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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