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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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