Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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