Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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