Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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