Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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