Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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