Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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