Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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