Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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