Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about 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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