Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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