Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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