Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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