Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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