Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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