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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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