Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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