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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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