Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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