Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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