Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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