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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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