Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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