Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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