Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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