Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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