Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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