Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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