Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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