Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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