Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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