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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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