Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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