Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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