Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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