Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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