Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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