Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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