Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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