Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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