Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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