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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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