Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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