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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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