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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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