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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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