Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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