Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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