Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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