Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews 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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