Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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