Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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