Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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