Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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