Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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