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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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