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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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