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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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