Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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