Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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