Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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