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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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