Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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