Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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