Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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