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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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