Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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