Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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