Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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