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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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