Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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