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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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