Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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