Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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