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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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