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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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