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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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