Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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