Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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