Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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