Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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