Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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