Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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