Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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