Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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