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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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