Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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