Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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