Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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