Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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