Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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