Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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