Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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