Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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