Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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