Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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