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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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