Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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