Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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