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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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