Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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