Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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