Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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