Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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