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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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