Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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