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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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