Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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