Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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