Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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