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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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