Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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