Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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