Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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