Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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