Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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