Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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