Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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