Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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