Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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