Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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