Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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