Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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