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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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