Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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