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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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