Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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