Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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