Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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