Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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