Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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