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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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