Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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