Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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