Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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