Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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