Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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