Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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