Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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