Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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