Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing 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 resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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