Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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