Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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