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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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