Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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