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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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