Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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