Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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