Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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