Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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