Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key 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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