Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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