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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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