Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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