Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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