Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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