Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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