Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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