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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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