Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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